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Iran repeats vow to retaliate against Israel for killing of Hamas leader
Abbas Araghchi speaks in an open session of parliament during the second day of debate on the 19 proposed ministers by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, August 18, 2024

IRAN’S foreign minister warned on Sunday that his country still plans to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Abbas Araghchi made the remark in a conversation with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani by telephone.

“Iran reaction to Israeli terrorist attack in Tehran is definitive, and will be measured & well calculated,” Mr Araghchi wrote on the social platform X. 

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